Blair Garber retired from his family's jewelry business, Sidney Gerber Jewelers, and from his position as High Tech Marketing Product Manager at Activision in order to focus on politics. He is the Evanston Township Republican Committeeman and is deeply committed to grassroots activism. He is an active member of The Republican Club of Evanston, Republican Jewish Coalition, Christians United for Israel, and the National Rifle Association. He has assisted a number of campaigns, including the recent campaigns of John McCain for President, Joel Pollack for Congress, Arie Friedman for Illinois Senate, and the Illinois State Representative races of Jonathan Greenberg, Danielle Rowe, and Susan Sweeney. He is a graduate of Lake Forest College.